Before & After Photos

A homeowner in Malden, Massachusetts is looking to remodel their home. Before making that investment, they want to make sure that the foundation is providing enough support to the home so that floors will be level. Our Erickson Foundation Solutions team looked forward to providing a permanent solution to stabilize and support the home.

After completing a free home inspection, our Design Specialist recommended installing SmartJacks in the basement. These SmartJacks would replace old and decaying Lally columns that could no longer provide the support to the structure that was needed. Our SmartJacks are posts that provide permanent support to the home. They are made of galvanized steel which prevents corrosion and can support 60,000lbs.

The SmartJacks were cemented into the foundation on a sturdy base and attached to a supplemental support beam. With these durable posts in place, the home is now properly supported. This homeowner can now remodel their home with confidence that floors are level and will remain level.

This homeowner in Lee, New Hampshire has lived in their home since it was built in 2005. In the last 3 years, they have seen a crack start to form in the foundation wall of their detached garage and get larger every year. They decided to call EFS for a free inspection of their garage. Our Design Specialist Victor Tapia met with the homeowner and inspected the garage. Victor found that the crack was getting larger because the wall was bowing outward and needed to be stabilized to stop the wall from continuing to bow. 

This homeowner was concerned with the sagging floors in his home. The support columns in the basement beneath the floor joists were very narrow and not properly supporting the weight of the home above.  Per the city of Everett's building requirements, our Erickson Foundation team replaced the unstable posts with new lally columns in various locations throughout the basement. Some of the new columns also included a top plate of a steel I-beam to assist with distributing the weight over several feet rather than just at single points.

A sunroom in Boxford, Massachusetts needs to be stabilized. The roof needs to be replaced but first, the sunroom needs to be stabilized. To stabilize the sunroom the homeowner called EFS. EFS installed 6 EZ posts and 3 SmartJacks with a Supplemental beam. 

A homeowner in Boxford, Massachusetts, recently purchased the home she had lived in their entire life. The homeowner runs an ice cream business out of the home as well. The homeowner planned on renovating the 150-year-old home and making sure it is there forever home. The homeowner decided to call EFS for a free inspection and our Design Specialist Kenny recommended installing SmartJacks under the support beams in the basement to add more support to the main floor of the home.